Simmons talent for telling each pilgrim's story is beyond mere imagination, for he is successful in capturing the dialect and thematic style of each of the travelers. From the start they realize that each has been chosen because of some special knowledge and past experience with Hyperion. And so they reluctantly and painfully agree to tell their stories as they make their interesting journey. Each story is absolutely captivating. Structured much like the Canterbury Tales,we learn the stories of each of the travelers. To complicate matters, the Ousters are on their way to stage a war to take over the planet and the interstellar Hegemony is making plans to both evacuate and protect Hyperion. Typically, those who make this trip do not return. And this time it is believed that the Time Tombs are about to open freeing the Shrike. Seven people are chosen by the Church of Shrike and confirmed by the All Thing for the final pilgrimage to the Time Tombs on the outback world of Hyperion.
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